Mom’s Daily

My nephew who got married not long ago, is going for his honeymoon. The couple will fly to Spain and from there, take a cruise to Italy. It must be such wonderful trip because these are the most romantic place on earth.

Nowadays, newly weds love to go on honeymoon cruise because of the romance of the high seas. Well, if you are looking for cruise deals, do check out the link because families with kids too have their cruises deals which provide entertainment and even baby sitting care for the kids. So, the parents can have their second honeymoon even with the kids around.

The other day, hubby was thinking of starting a home theater because the price of HDTV is dropping and he is so interested with all those HDMI cables and stuffs. I cannot really be bother because I do not like the idea of having a home theater when the kids are young. I dislike them being glued to movies and watching cable TV all day long.

In fact, if I have my way, I will not even allow cable TV but then, every household has it so I cannot be the tyrant mom, can I? However, hubby is the movie addict and is so keen to set up one at home. Not that we have the space but he will find a way if I allow him. He is reading up on the perfect set up including the home theater lighting.

I don’t think it will materialise anytime soon.

It is durian season over here. Durian is probably the most fattening fruits. It has so much calories and yet, it tastes so delicious. My kids love them so we buy them every few days.

For the kids, it is fine for them because the skinny ones can afford to eat all they want. But for me, I am beginning to see the weighing scale protesting each time I stepped on it. What to do…..the durian fruit is so nice and when I cook rice and serve it with coconut milk and brown sugar, it is like heaven. So, I ate and ate and ate. Now, I think I am seriously going to need some diet pills before I outgrow all my jeans.

Of course,the good news is the season is ending and I wont’ get to eat durian until next year. So, I probably should exercise more instead.

The other day, I attended a Chinese wedding. When the bridegroom went to fetch the bride, she came with a box of gold jewelleries and was searching for the mother-in-law to show her. The mother-in-law went, “HUH? What’s that?”

LOL, all of us have never seen this tradition. It turned out that the bride is bringing what you can refer as all her heirlooms to show to the mother-in-law that she comes from a family who could afford her gold and silver. Of course, it is just a tradition now. However, in the olden days in China, probably they have to do it to let the groom’s family know that she is rich and not to be bullied.

Anyway, it is good to buy gold and keep them as these precious metals’ prices keep going up and ver come down. Buy a few bars and keep now so that if you have daughter who are getting married, ask her to bring the certificates from Monex to show how much she has in the deposit. Good idea, right?

My little boy is trying hard to make funny faces. Nowadays, he is so conscious of the camera and when asked to take photos, he will freeze and give very fake smile.

So, instead of him feeling tense, I told him to make funny faces. Poor kid also have problem with that and need to use his fingers to form the funny faces. Such are kids. The older they get, the less they like being photographed. So, take all the pictures you want when your kids are smaller, ok?